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Sophomore heavyweight Aidan Wayne (image courtesy of Josh Johnston)

Wayne Leads SJU at Concordia's Last Shot Invite

2/8/2025 6:43:00 PM


Results

MOORHEAD, Minn. – Six Saint John's wrestlers collected top-three finishes at Concordia's Last Shot Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 8.

Sophomore Aidan Wayne (Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo) won the heavyweight title with a 3-0 record, including two pins, to improve his record to 19-5 on the season. He started the day with a pair of falls and bounced back from Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Cobbers' Mason Swanson with a 9-3 victory in the championship bout.

Junior Zachariah Hunter (Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater Area) led SJU with four wins on the day (4-1), all pins, to take second in the six-man round robin at 184 pounds.

Sophomore Connor Krueger (Superior, Wis.) finished second with a 1-1 record at 133 pounds and classmate Kris Castro (Simi Valley, Calif./Chaminade) did the same with a 2-1 mark at 157. Castro is second on the team with 16 wins (16-12 record).

Junior Marcus Hayes (Katy, Texas/Cypress Lakes) claimed second in the four-man round robin at 125 pounds with a 2-1 record and freshman Laiken Copeman (Zumbrota, Minn./Zumbrota-Mazeppa) took third with the same mark at 174.

The Johnnies travel to face Minnesota West C.T.C. for a 7 p.m. dual on Wednesday, Feb. 12, in Worthington. The dual was originally scheduled for tomorrow (Sunday, Feb. 9).

125
-Marcus Hayes (Second, 2-1)

133
-Connor Krueger (Second, 1-1)
-Erick Solano (1-2)

157
-Owen Carlson (1-1)
-Kris Castro (Second, 2-1)

174
-Laiken Copeman (Third, 2-1)
-Andy Johnson (2-2)

184
-Zachariah Hunter (Second, 4-1)

197
-D.J. Myles (0-2)

285
-Thomas Allen (0-2)
-Aidan Wayne (Champion, 3-0)


 
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